Table 6

Comparison of the Quick scores achieved on the infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) with medium oestrogen receptor expression with the proportion of nuclei stained in the IDC with low oestrogen receptor expression

Quick scores, medium expressor (Y)
% Nuclei stained, low expressor (X)0.002.003.004.00 (median)5.006.007.00 Total
Spearman correlation = 0.539, standard error = 0.057; p < 0.0001.
No nuclei stained181731252158
Some nuclei stained but less than 10%21672011258
10% or greater77102591472
Total20401742411117188